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Comment on Phrasal verb: witter on by Dry up - English Phrasal Verb - Online English Lessons

Dry up - English Phrasal Verb - Online English Lessons — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 10:53:50 +0000

[...] Oh dry up! I'm tired of listening to you wittering on. [...]

Comment on Phrasal verb: man up by Angela Boothroyd

Angela Boothroyd — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 11:43:59 +0000

Hello Nam,

Watching movies (‘films’ in British English) in English is an excellent way to test your understanding of English, and to learn new vocabulary etc.

I usually only write about language that is useful and still used, but I will remember to write if a phrase is still in common use and if there are any obvious synonyms. Thank you for the suggestions

Angela.

Comment on Idiom: parrot-fashion by Angela Boothroyd

Angela Boothroyd — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 10:59:35 +0000

Hello

Yes, you’re correct – learn by rote is very similar to ‘parrot fashion’.

Here in the UK, we do use the expression ‘parrot fashion’, but more often in informal contexts than formal.

The expression ‘parrot fashion’ is usually used in a negative way, but ‘learn by rote’ is not necessarily used in a negative way – although many English teachers believe that learning by rote is not the best way to learn English!

I hope that helps.

Angela.

Comment on English phrasal verbs ebook by Angela Boothroyd

Angela Boothroyd — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 10:46:34 +0000

Thank you! I am still writing it, but I hope it will be ready very soon.

Comment on English phrasal verbs ebook by hoang nam

hoang nam — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 02:48:55 +0000

i’m counting every single second to download it lol ^^ thks very much angela

Comment on Idiom: parrot-fashion by hoang nam

hoang nam — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 02:46:19 +0000

hello angela!
as i know,there is another way to say this thing,it’s learn by rote right? but which one people use most? in my oxford dictionary,they said that parrot fashion is used by british people? is it true? i’m looking forward to hearing ur advice,thanks a lot

Comment on Phrasal verb: man up by hoang nam

hoang nam — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 02:38:21 +0000

and could u post the synonym of each phrase u post? for example,when i learned the phrase”fork out” i found it very interesting,and then i learned the phrase”shell out” 3 days after that.I mean,learners may wanna learn systematically when i came across “shell out” i scatched my hair “it is very similar with…omg…what phrase…i cant recall” and then i remember “fork out” difficultly =.+ thank u very much,ur site has so many things i have to learn

Comment on Phrasal verb: man up by hoang nam

hoang nam — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 02:27:43 +0000

what a coincidence.i just watch a movie named “no strings attached” starred natalie portman and i learned this phrase from that movie,i think after seeing it in here i will remember it for a long time.Ur lessons is so useful.but may i make a suggestion? can u add under ur every lesson that: this phrase or idiom is still used or not.Cuz i just wanna learn english-to-communicate,thanks very much

Comment on Phrasal verb: warm to by Angela Boothroyd

Angela Boothroyd — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 16:58:48 +0000

That’s interesting, and very useful – thanks, Ben

Comment on Phrasal verb: warm to by Ben

Ben — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 05:57:03 +0000

In the US we use “warm to” but you’ll frequently hear “warm up to”. Warming up to people also takes time and rarely happens quickly. Students can think of it like warming up a pot of water.

Angela, you’ve got great posts on phrases like this!
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